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Head shot of {$person->name}Mason Award Presentation to Greg MortensonGreg Mortenson was the recipient of the Fall for the Book's 2010 Mason Award, which recognizes authors who have made extraordinary contributions to bringing literature to a wide reading public. He is the author of [Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School At A Time] and [Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan]. Mr. Mortenson showed videos during his lecture.
Greg Mortenson is the co-founder of the nonprofit Central Asia Institute, whose mission is "to promote and support community-based education, especially for girls, in remote regions of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan," and the founder of Pennies for Peace, which seeks to "educate American children about the world beyond their experience and how they can make a positive impact on a global scale, one penny at a time." Greg Mortenson's appearance in the Concert Hall of George Mason University's Center for the Arts was supported by the George Mason University Chapter of Amnesty International, Mason's Afghan Student Union, and Mason's Pakistan Students Association.
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info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Public Affairs Eventhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295805-1Sat, 09 Oct 2010 18:33:20 GMTUpdate on PakistanGreg Mortenson talked about the political and economic impact of the recent floods on Pakistan and the education of females in the public schools. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Current political cartoons were shown at the end of the program.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295137-3
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Call-Inhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/295137-3Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:45:47 GMTAfter Words with Greg MortensonGreg Mortenson talked about his book [Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan ] (Viking Adult; 1st edition (December 1, 2009). The book follows Mr. Mortenson, co-founder of the Central Asia Institute, and his colleagues as they work to set up remote schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mr. Mortenson told how his project began in his book [Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace. . . One School at a Time] (Penguin; January 30, 2007). The guest interviewer was Representative Mary Bono-Mack, an early champion of Mr. Mortenson's work. She has represented California's 45th district since 1998.
The length of this edition of "After Words" is 37 minutes.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290716-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Interviewhttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290716-1Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:59:05 GMTQ&A with Greg MortensonGreg Mortenson talked about the book he wrote with David Oliver Relin, [Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace. . . One School at a Time] (Penguin; January 30, 2007). Among other topics, he talked about his life, his family, and former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, and he recounted stories from the book.
[Three Cups of Tea] is the story of Mr. Mortenson's work in Afghanistan and Pakistan to establish schools. The idea for the schools stemmed from Mr. Mortenson's unsuccessful attempt in 1993 to climb the world's second highest mountain called K2 in Pakistan. Lost and sick, he ended up in the village of Korphe where the people took care of him for seven weeks. Mr. Mortenson promised to return to the village and start a school there. He continues to build schools in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and other areas of central Asia. He is also the co-founder of Pennies for Peace, where American students pool their pennies to help Afghan and Pakistani children to buy school supplies.http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280546-1
info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation)Q&Ahttp://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/280546-1Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:05:20 GMT